Youth Advocacy Forum in Olango Island Wildlife Sanctuary (OIWS) to raise the vital role of wetlands for people and our planet. This year we will celebrate the World Wetlands Day on February 02 with the theme "Wetland Action for People and Nature."

Presidential Proclamation No. 74 series of 1999 also declares February 2 of every year as National Wetlands Day in recognition of their immense importance to the welfare of the Filipino people and the protection of global biodiversity. Olango Island Wildlife Sanctuary is one of the designated Wetlands of International Importance or "Ramsar Sites."

The youth participants also learned the ten (10) priority programs and projects of the department and committed to share and invite friends as environment and natural resources (ENR) ambassador more so after typhoon Odette damaged shelters and livelihood.

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Published: 02 February 2022

Around 400 DENR 7 personnel along with their immediate family were able to avail their COVID 19 Booster Vaccination at DENR 7 Regional Office last January 20, 2022, through the Inter-Agency Task Force - Emergency Operation Center (IATF-EOC) which was headed by Dr. Daisy Villa.

In our continued efforts and hopes to end this pandemic, DENR 7 is encouraging everyone to get vaccinated and to always observe all the safety protocols set by our government.

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Published: 21 January 2022

DENR Secretary Roy Cimatu visits Cebu to check and assess the current situation of the province after the onslaught of Typhoon Odette. This is for the execution of the Presidential mandate, Executive Order 120 with the primary goal to efficiently execute rehabilitation and recovery programs to those communities affected by the typhoon through the creation of the Build Back Better Task Force.

Along with this, Secretary Cimatu also visits the Cebu Provincial Office and attended the 'Consultative Meeting with Poultry, Livestock, and Goat Raisers in Cebu Province' along with a meeting with the Cebu Provincial Governor Gwendolyn Garcia.

DENR Secretary Roy Cimatu caps his situation survey itinerary in Cebu with a meeting with the Cebu City Mayor Honorable Michael Rama to check on the current state of the city after Typhoon Odette hit the island.

Along with heads of different agencies and companies working towards the restoration and recovery of the City, Cimatu emphasizes his intent to implement Executive Order 120 through the Build Back Better (BBB) Task Force which aims to help restoring to normalcy all those provinces affected by the Typhoon. He mentioned that he is appointing DENR 7 OIC - Regional Executive Director Paquito Melicor Jr. CESO IV as the chairman of the BBB Task Force in Region 7.

Cimatu is also flew to Siargao on the same day as part of the situation survey and follow up on the restoration made in the area after the Typhoon Odette.

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Published: 15 January 2022

DENR turn-over relief goods to people of Bohol affected by typhoon "Odette" through the provincial government of Bohol headed by USEC Benny D. Antiporda, Solid Waste Management and Local Government Units Concern, Executive Director Maria Matilda Gaddi, Task Force Tayo Ang Kalikasan and OIC, Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Officer Ariel N. Rica.

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Published: 10 January 2022

Coastal Resources and Ecotourism Research, Development and Extension Center (CRERDEC) through the Experimental Forest Station (EFS) led the conduct of a “Refresher Training on Environmental and Natural Resources (ENR) Laws for the Deputized Environment and Natural Resources Officers (DENRO) and Wildlife and Environment Officers (WEO) held at the CRERDEC Training Hall in Camp 7, Minglanilla, Cebu on November 26, 2021. Representatives from Barangay Camp-7, Minglanilla, Cebu and Manipis, Talisay City; EFS Bantay Gubat; local Peoples Organization; DENR-CENRO Cebu; and some CRERDEC staff attended the said activity. Technical staff from the DENR-7 Enforcement Division served as the resource persons.

The activity is one of the requirements for the approval of the application of new DENROs/WEOs and/or the renewal of appointment of those deputized in 2020. With threats consistently posed on CRERDEC’s experimental forest and the surrounding timberland coupled with a limited number of government-hired Bantay Gubat, the role of Deputized ENROs/WEOs is crucial. They serve as additional forces that aid DENR-CENROs in the case build-up for the prosecution of forest violators.

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Published: 05 January 2022